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2024 Silverstone Formula 3 round

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Round details
Round 7 of 10 in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship.
LocationSilverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom
CoursePermanent racing facility
5.891 km (3.661 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 6 July 2024
Laps 18
Podium
First United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing
Second Mexico Noel León Van Amersfoort Racing
Third Peru Matías Zagazeta Jenzer Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing
Time 1:47.304 (on lap 8)
Feature Race
Date 7 July 2024
Laps 22
Pole position
Driver United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight
Time 1:44.992
Podium
First United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing
Second Italy Gabriele Minì Prema Racing
Third United Kingdom Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Gabriele Minì Prema Racing
Time 1:47.369 (on lap 18)

The 2024 Silverstone Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 5 and 7 July at the Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom. It was the seventh round of the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2024 British Grand Prix.

With Arvid Lindblad winning the Sprint and Feature Race, it was the first time in Jack Doohan's 2021 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round that a driver was able to win two races in one weekend.

Background

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Driver changes

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Hitech Pulse-Eight driver Martinius Stenshorne received a suspension from the seventh round at Silverstone Circuit. He had competed in the Silverstone round of the GB3 Championship in April without prior FIA approval and was judged to have gained an illegal sporting advantage.[1] FRECA driver James Wharton replaced him for this round.[2]

Classification

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Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on 5 July 2024, at 14:05 local time (UTC+1).

Pos. No. Driver Team Time/Gap Grid
SR
Grid
FR
1 14 United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 1:44.992 12 1
2 18 United States Max Esterson Jenzer Motorsport +0.045 11 2
3 5 France Sami Meguetounif Trident +0.092 10 3
4 4 Italy Leonardo Fornaroli Trident +0.273 9 4
5 24 Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix +0.294 8 5
6 17 Austria Charlie Wurz Jenzer Motorsport +0.320 7 6
7 23 Australia Christian Mansell ART Grand Prix +0.382 6 7
8 25 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix +0.402 5 8
9 29 United Kingdom Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport +0.405 4 9
10 19 Peru Matías Zagazeta Jenzer Motorsport +0.413 3 10
11 3 United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing +0.434 2 11
12 20 Mexico Noel León Van Amersfoort Racing +0.483 1 12
13 9 Republic of Ireland Alex Dunne MP Motorsport +0.553 13 13
14 2 Italy Gabriele Minì Prema Racing +0.570 14 14
15 10 Germany Oliver Goethe Campos Racing +0.636 15 15
16 31 United Kingdom Joseph Loake Rodin Motorsport +0.787 16 16
17 11 Colombia Sebastián Montoya Campos Racing +0.792 17 17
18 6 Mexico Santiago Ramos Trident +0.817 18 18
19 1 Sweden Dino Beganovic Prema Racing +0.826 19 19
20 8 Poland Kacper Sztuka MP Motorsport +1.040 20 20
21 7 Germany Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport +1.192 21 21
22 12 Spain Mari Boya Campos Racing +1.437 22 22
23 16 United Kingdom Cian Shields Hitech Pulse-Eight +1.485 23 23
24 4 Italy Nikita Bedrin[a] AIX Racing +1.503 24 24
25 21 Germany Sophia Flörsch Van Amersfoort Racing +1.592 25 25
26 22 Australia Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing +1.627 26 26
27 15 Australia James Wharton Hitech Pulse-Eight +1.781 27 27
28 26 Thailand Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak AIX Racing +1.872 28 28
29 28 Austria Joshua Dufek AIX Racing +1.981 29 29
30 30 Poland Piotr Wiśnicki Rodin Motorsport +2.878 30 30
107% time: 1:52.341 (+7.349)
Source:[4][5]

Sprint race

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The Sprint race was held on 6 July 2024. It was initially scheduled to be held at 09:20 local time (UTC+1), but was postponed after multiple delays due to weather conditions. It was then announced that the Sprint race will be rescheduled and held at 18:00 local time (UTC+1).[6]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 3 United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing 18 36:32.184 2 10 (1)
2 20 Mexico Noel León Hitech Pulse-Eight 18 +6.550 1 9
3 19 Peru Matías Zagazeta Jenzer Motorsport 18 +8.447 3 8
4 29 United Kingdom Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport 18 +9.409 4 7
5 25 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 18 +11.332 81 6
6 2 Italy Gabriele Minì Prema Racing 18 +11.453 12 5
7 11 Colombia Sebastián Montoya Campos Racing 18 +11.715 17 4
8 5 France Sami Meguetounif Trident 18 +11.946 131 3
9 24 Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix 18 +12.139 7 2
10 4 Italy Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 18 +12.646 9 1
11 23 Australia Christian Mansell ART Grand Prix 18 +15.885 5
12 1 Sweden Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 18 +17.511 19
13 27 Italy Nikita Bedrin AIX Racing 18 +21.697 23
14 30 Poland Piotr Wiśnicki Rodin Motorsport 18 +22.048 30
15 31 United Kingdom Joseph Loake Rodin Motorsport 18 +22.743 16
16 12 Spain Mari Boya Campos Racing 18 +23.205 251
17 16 United Kingdom Cian Shields Hitech Pulse-Eight 18 +23.727 22
18 15 Australia James Wharton Hitech Pulse-Eight 18 +30.8512 27
19 6 Mexico Santiago Ramos Trident 18 +35.240 18
20 26 Thailand Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak AIX Racing 18 +36.010 28
21 22 Australia Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 18 +49.151 26
22 9 Republic of Ireland Alex Dunne MP Motorsport 18 +1:14.050 11
23 28 Austria Joshua Dufek AIX Racing 18 +1 lap 29
24 14 United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 18 +1 lap 10
25 7 Germany Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport 18 +1 lap 21
DNF 17 Austria Charlie Wurz Jenzer Motorsport 11 Collision damage 6
DNF 8 Poland Kacper Sztuka MP Motorsport 6 Driveshaft 20
DNF 18 United States Max Esterson Jenzer Motorsport 3 Collision 141
DNF 10 Germany Oliver Goethe Campos Racing 3 Collision 15
DNF 21 Germany Sophia Flörsch Van Amersfoort Racing 2 Collision damage 24
Fastest lap set by United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad: 1:47.304 (lap 8)
Source:[4][7]

Notes:

  • ^1Nikola Tsolov, Sami Meguetounif, Mari Boya and Max Esterson all received grid penalties post-qualifying for impeding several drivers.[8]
  • ^2James Wharton originally finished thirteenth, but was later given a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Tommy Smith, demoting him to P18 in the final classification.[9]

Feature Race

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The Feature race was held on 7 July 2024, at 08:20 local time (UTC+1).

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 3 United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing 20 47:12.061 10 25
2 2 Italy Gabriele Minì Prema Racing 20 +0.874 14 18 (1)
3 29 United Kingdom Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport 20 +9.2131 8 15
4 22 Australia Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 20 +19.567 26 12
5 30 Poland Piotr Wiśnicki Rodin Motorsport 20 +42.258 30 10
6 10 Germany Oliver Goethe Campos Racing 20 +46.081 202 8
7 4 Italy Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 20 +1:00.404 4 6
8 14 United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 20 +1:03.259 1 4 (2)
9 27 Italy Nikita Bedrin AIX Racing 20 +1:05.449 24 2
10 20 Mexico Noel León Van Amersfoort Racing 20 +1:08.179 12 1
11 24 Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix 20 +1:13.024 5
12 5 France Sami Meguetounif Trident 20 +1:13.436 3
13 23 Australia Christian Mansell ART Grand Prix 20 +1:13.644 6
14 7 Germany Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport 20 +1:16.560 21
15 25 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 20 +1:16.840 7
16 6 Mexico Santiago Ramos Trident 20 +1:20.201 17
17 8 Poland Kacper Sztuka MP Motorsport 20 +1:21.468 19
18 18 United States Max Esterson Jenzer Motorsport 20 +1:23.637 2
19 1 Sweden Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 20 +1:26.013 18
20 26 Thailand Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak AIX Raxing 20 +1:26.750 28
21 15 Australia James Wharton Hitech Pulse-Eight 20 +1:29.767 27
22 19 Peru Matías Zagazeta Jenzer Motorsport 20 +1:33.964 9
23 12 Spain Mari Boya Campos Racing 20 +1:36.218 22
24 31 United Kingdom Joseph Loake Rodin Motorsport 19 +1 lap 15
DNF 17 Austria Charlie Wurz Jenzer Motorsport 15 Retired 112
DNF 28 Austria Joshua Dufek AIX Racing 8 Collision damage 29
DNF 11 Colombia Sebastián Montoya Campos Racing 7 Collision 16
DNF 9 Republic of Ireland Alex Dunne MP Motorsport 7 Collision 13
DNF 21 Germany Sophia Flörsch Van Amersfoort Racing 3 Collision 25
DNF 16 United Kingdom Cian Shields Hitech Pulse-Eight 0 Collision damage 23
Fastest lap set by Italy Gabriele Minì: 1:47.369 (lap 18)
Source:[4][10]

Notes:

  • ^1Callum Voisin originally won the race, but he received a ten-second time-penalty for overtaking off the track and gaining an advantage. As a result, Arvid Lindblad inherited the win.
  • ^2Oliver Goethe and Charlie Wurz both received ten-second time penalties after the Sprint race, which were converted into a grid drop of five places for causing collisions.[9]

Standings after the event

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Bedrin is a Russian driver competing under an Italian licence.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Collantine, Keith (16 May 2024). "F3 drivers Stenshorne and Tsolov banned for one round each". RaceFans.net. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  2. ^ "James Wharton to drive for Hitech Pulse-Eight at Silverstone". fiaformula3.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Nikita Bedrin". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Formula 3 2024 Result for Round 7: United Kingdom, Silverstone 5-7 July 2024". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ^ "QUALIFYING: Browning takes dramatic Pole Position in rain-affected session". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ^ "FIA Formula 3 Silverstone Sprint Race rescheduled". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  7. ^ "SPRINT RACE: Home favourite Lindblad dominates to take victory at Silverstone". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Several drivers penalised following Silverstone Qualifying". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Several drivers penalised following Silverstone Sprint Race". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  10. ^ "FEATURE RACE: Lindblad completes Silverstone double in action-packed affair". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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